Elite FA Cup Group Stage Match 3, Benfica vs. Marseille (Wed Oct 15)


                              Benfica  |  Marseille
                          4-1-2-1-2 C  |  4-4-2 P
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  Daniel Perry
                                       |
                       P_Gazzaniga GK  |  GK P_Assure
                          W_Morgan DF  |  DF Mark_Robinson
                         P_Maldini DF  |  DF C_Irvine
                             T_Lee DF  |  DF A_Valencia
                             A_Bah DF  |  DF Rubendinho
                          C_Medina DM  |  MF Bovan
                        A_Di_Maria MF  |  MF R_Ortiz_Magro
                         Maldiniho MF  |  MF Luis_Figo
                        Joao_Neves AM  |  MF A_Oko_Flex
                     Patrik_Schick FW  |  FW Thanatos
                           D_Suker FW  |  FW Taliyah
                                       |
                          L_Yashin SUB |  SUB J_Furnell
                          C_Romero SUB |  SUB C_Gross
                      Ji_Sung_Park SUB |  SUB Samir
                          R_Gullit SUB |  SUB Victor_McDade
                        D_Ferguson SUB |  SUB Carbone

Referee: F_Zwayer (Germany)


Min. 8  :(bfa) Patrik_Schick sidesteps his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  C_Irvine with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that s a foul
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Matias Finkelstein looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 9  :(bfa) D_Suker with a clever shimmy
          ...  D_Suker rifles it to the far post !
          ...  Saved by P_Assure
Min. 14 :(msl) Taliyah flicks it past the defender
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  P_Maldini reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 16 :(bfa) W_Morgan races into the box
          ...  He sees D_Suker lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  D_Suker carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  P_Assure dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had P_Assure beaten!
Min. 22 :(msl) Luis_Figo gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside P_Maldini!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  But T_Lee reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 25 :(msl) C_Irvine plays a long ball to Taliyah
          ...  Taliyah drives the shot in!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 29 :(msl) Thanatos beats T_Lee
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  T_Lee with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 29 :(msl) Taliyah finds his way through
          ...  He has tremendous pace
          ...  Taliyah hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga gathers it easily
Min. 30 :(msl) Marseille made the switch to a C strategy
Min. 34 :(msl) Thanatos cuts inside W_Morgan
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  T_Lee goes in studs first
          ...  F_Zwayer reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  F_Zwayer looks across to his assistant!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  Taliyah takes it
          ...  P_Gazzaniga stops it!!
Min. 39 :(msl) C_Irvine can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to Taliyah
          ...  A powerful shot by Taliyah !
          ...  P_Gazzaniga manages to turn it behind
Min. 41 :(bfa) D_Suker with the mazy run
          ...  D_Suker with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  P_Assure watches it sail wide!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(msl) Bovan has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Thanatos gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Thanatos with a blistering shot !
          ...  But P_Gazzaniga makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 47 :(bfa) Ji_Sung_Park is being prepared to come on
          ...  Maldiniho is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 47 :(msl) Bovan with a glorious long pass to Taliyah
          ...  But Ji_Sung_Park wins the ball with a sliding challenge

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 0-0 Marseille

Min. 48 :(bfa) C_Romero is coming on for T_Lee and will play DF
Min. 51 :(bfa) D_Suker runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  Luis_Figo stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That s a rash challenge!!
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It s just a warning
Min. 52 :(msl) R_Ortiz_Magro looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to Thanatos
          ...  C_Romero brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 54 :(msl) Luis_Figo is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to Taliyah
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  A_Bah hits it out for a throw
Min. 57 :(bfa) P_Maldini changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Patrik_Schick
          ...  But A_Oko_Flex clears the danger
Min. 60 :(bfa) D_Suker stops the ball and looks around for movement
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by D_Suker !
          ...  P_Assure just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 60 :(bfa) Joao_Neves beats Rubendinho
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  C_Irvine with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  It is deep inside there own half
          ...  Ji_Sung_Park hoists it forward
          ...  Patrik_Schick gets on the end of it
          ...  Bovan forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by C_Medina!
          ...  P_Assure easily claims the ball!
Min. 61 :(msl) A_Valencia beats C_Medina
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  W_Morgan rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  What s F_Zwayer going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 62 :(bfa) R_Gullit is being prepared to come on
          ...  A_Di_Maria is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 64 :(bfa) R_Gullit pauses and waits for support
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  But Mark_Robinson slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 66 :(bfa) D_Suker with the first time pass to Patrik_Schick
          ...  Rubendinho rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is within shooting distance!
          ...  Joao_Neves hits it hard
          ...  The shot slips through P_Assure's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 67 :(bfa) D_Ferguson will replace D_Suker and play FW
Min. 70 :(bfa) The Benfica manager told his side to change to a A strategy
Min. 70 :(msl) Samir will come on for Mark_Robinson and play DF
Min. 70 :(msl) C_Gross comes on for C_Irvine and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 70 :(msl) Victor_McDade replaces A_Oko_Flex and will play MF
Min. 75 :(msl) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Carbone will come on for Taliyah and play FW
Min. 83 :(bfa) Ji_Sung_Park unselfishly heads the ball back to Patrik_Schick
          ...  A vicious shot by Patrik_Schick !
          ...  But P_Assure hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 83 :(msl) Victor_McDade finds Thanatos in the box
          ...  Thanatos attempts to drive it home!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 86 :(msl) Victor_McDade finds the run of Thanatos
          ...  D_Ferguson with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  F_Zwayer shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(bfa) R_Gullit with a first time pass
          ...  D_Ferguson runs onto it!
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Luis_Figo hits it out for a throw
Min. 89 :(msl) Thanatos beats his man
          ...  Patrik_Schick with an ugly foul
          ...  F_Zwayer will want to speak to him
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  Matias Finkelstein looks relieved
          ...  Daniel Perry is far from happy with that decision
Min. 91 :(bfa) Ji_Sung_Park moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Ferguson
          ...  C_Gross reads the game well and cuts out the pass!

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 131,000
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : P_Gazzaniga (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Lee (34), D_Ferguson (86)
Injured              : N/A
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : Taliyah
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Irvine (8), Rubendinho (66)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Benfica     |   Marseille
Attempts on Goal     :           6        |       5
Off target           :           4        |       0
On target            :           2        |       5
Possession           :          42        |       58
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           4        |       4
Fouls                :          10        |       8
Key Tackles          :           6        |       5
Key Passes           :           6        |       8
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Final Score          : Benfica 0 - 0 Marseille
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Player Statistics - Benfica
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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P_Gazzaniga    GK  38   1   2   3  40 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0   0
W_Morgan       DF   3  34  13   7  10 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  15   0
P_Maldini      DF   2  34   8   4  33 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  15   0
T_Lee          DF   1  32  10   2  25 |  50   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  63  -2  -2
A_Bah          DF   2  31   7   5  30 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
C_Medina       DM   2  24  27   1   9 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Di_Maria     MF   1   4  34  18  39 |  64   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Maldiniho      MF   2   2  32   4  28 |  47   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Joao_Neves     AM   2   2  27  16  24 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Patrik_Schick  FW   1   3   4  34  38 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
D_Suker        FW   1   7  13  31  31 |  69   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  15   5
L_Yashin       GK  29   2   1   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Romero       DF   1  27   1   2  34 |  45   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
Ji_Sung_Park   MF   1   5  31   1  35 |  48   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  30   0
R_Gullit       MF   2   1  32  17  31 |  31   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
D_Ferguson     FW   1   4   1  31  41 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2

Player Statistics - Marseille
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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P_Assure       GK  39   1   1   3  40 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
Mark_Robinson  DF   1  41  11   6  23 |  72   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
C_Irvine       DF   2  39  12   8  33 |  72   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
A_Valencia     DF   2  37  10   9  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Rubendinho     DF   1  36   5   4  28 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
Bovan          MF   3  11  37  14  43 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  30   0
R_Ortiz_Magro  MF   2   9  36  12  28 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
Luis_Figo      MF   1   6  34   8  33 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  15   0
A_Oko_Flex     MF   3  18  33  10  23 |  72   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
Thanatos       FW   3  10   6  40  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
Taliyah        FW   2   7   9  39  11 |  77   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
J_Furnell      GK  19   1   2   1  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Gross        DF   1  35   7   5  31 |  23   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
Samir          DF   2  31   1   1  18 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Victor_McDade  MF   1   2  34  10  31 |  23   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Carbone        FW   1  16  16  28  28 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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